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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Jun 15, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 11 AM and 1 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT8m
PEAK31m
RIDES OPEN27/21
WEATHER85° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Jun 15, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
10 AM
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
2
1 PM
2
2 PM
3
3 PM
2
4 PM
2
5 PM
4
6 PM
4
7 PM
5
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit Copperhead Strike first

Even on a light day, Copperhead Strike builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

11 AM to 1 PM
Walk-on window opens

Woodstock Express + Ricochet fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

30 rides · avg wait shown
Copperhead Strike
20m avg
peak 31m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
13m avg
peak 16m · 97% uptime
Ricochet
12m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Afterburn
10m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
10m avg
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Fury 325
9m avg
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
7m avg
peak 10m · 92% uptime
Hurler
7m avg
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
6m avg
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
6m avg
peak 10m · 95% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Vortex
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Hover & Dodge
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Mountain Gliders
5m avg
peak 5m · 84% uptime
Thunder Striker
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
WindSeeker
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Wind Star
5m avg
peak 5m · 95% uptime
Wilderness Run
4m avg
peak 10m · 93% uptime
Do-Si-Do
0m avg
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Electro-Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 29% uptime
Gear Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
0m avg
peak 0m · 96% uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Flying Cobras
0m avg
peak 0m · 80% uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Zephyr
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 85°F, low 71°F, rain for 2h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Copperhead Strike 25m to 14m
11 AM Walk-on window: Woodstock Express + Ricochet
4:08p Smart pick: Copperhead Strike is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion